Public Notice -- Niblog is closed for one weekTopic: BloggingNo blogging for one week. Niblog reopens Monday 7. Nov. 2005.Image source: authentichistory.comCheck out the exhibition, 'No More Beer' : Images from the Prohibition Era.

Big Ideas come out of Big PencilsTopic: Pens, PencilsLeo Burnett (1891 - 1971) was an advertising executive famous for creating such icons as the Jolly Green Giant, the Marlboro Man, the Pillsbury Doughboy and Tony the Tiger. (via pencil revolution)

Hand-stitched dos commandsTopic: DesignNeedlepointed tracert output -- "This crafty needlepointer has stitched out a sampler bearing the output of a trace-route as run from the DOS tracert command." (via boing boing)

No. 4 The PencilTopic: Pens, PencilsForbes.com readers, editors and a panel of experts rank the pencil as the fourth most important tool of all time, in terms of its impact on human civilization. (via pencilrevolution.com)

Duct Tape BandagesTopic: Design"The nice thing about 3M owning so many lines of products, is that they can cross the brands to make some interesting hybrids. Nexcare 3M Duct Tape Bandages are bandages made to look and feel like real duct tape." (via Strange New Products)

The Garbage Pail Kids ArchiveTopic: DesignThe Garbage Pail Kids Archive -- Anything any everything that has anything to do with the Garbage Pail Kids. Includes pictures of hundreds of cards and other memorabilia. (via linkfilter.net)